Bing Rooming House
The Bing Rooming House Museum (also known as the Bing-Washington House) is a museum in a historic residence in the Lincoln Park neighborhood Plant City, Florida, United States at 205 South Allen Street.[2] It was built about 1928 as a boarding house and was operated by Mrs. Janie Wheeler Bing for African-Americans who were not allowed to stay in segregated white hotels or eat in white restaurants. On September 14, 2002, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It has been renovated.[3] The museum is open Monday through Thursday from 2 pm to 6 pm.
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| Location | Plant City, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 28°0′57″N 82°6′58″W |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001009[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 2002[1] |
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Plant City Bing House Museum". plantcitybinghouse.com.
- "Couple to receive honor for helping preserve Plant City area history". tbo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03.
External links
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- Hillsborough County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Hillsborough County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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